"Screw one week, I'm doing it now" Said Sam after only 3 days of practice.
"I only have left around a gold coin and a silver coin, the gold in case of emergency and the silver it's for the mission… they always tell me that woman it's a man bane" Said Sam, ignoring the fact that was his fault that he was looking for fun when he clearly doesn't have the base to do that.
But it wasn't all that bad, he miscalculated, he is already at the peak in reflects and muscle memory as compared with his previous life.
So a fully gear Sam was going to the second floor of the adventurers guild with a full body leather armor for defense and mobility, his knife at the left side of his body, and he hide his pole behind some trash in the back of the guild, he didn't want to be seen as a freak for carrying too much… and a bag with his potions.
"What do I do, what it's a good mission" Sam was looking at the mission board. But not finding anything suitable for a rank up mission, he decided to ask the second floor lady, that was the same as the one before…
"So you are here for the E ranked mission right? I have already collected all the suitable missions for that purpose in this list" She said as she take a roll of paper and show it to Sam.
–Looking at his new gear and all he shown until now, he should be a noble son that escaped from his family, after all not everybody can use 5-6 silver for an iron rank mission, let's try my luck-
As Sam was looking to the mission list, the guild lady sneakily pull down a little her dress and started to bite her lower lips.-Come on, look at me and take the hint-
At the same time in Sam brain –I can do the exterminate the goblins… don't look the boobs…, or I can try the forest exploration … don't look the boobs… in one side there may be more goblins that I can handle …I didn't realize that the uniform of the guild ladies are so provocative…and the forest mission it's to kill a mad wolf… the guild lady looks impatient- "I will do the forest mission, here is the silver coin"-it have the better rewards.-
-He clearly see my hints but did nothing about it, he's not interested-"Very well, I will call the guild member that will accompany you"
Then she rushes inside the "guild employees only". Three minutes later a tall, middle age man gets out, looking around he see Sam and his complete new gear front up to down and immediately frowns. –Another rich boy that wants to prove himself, this should be easy money- Immediately he changes back his face and approach Sam.
"Hello there friend, my name is George and I'm going to be your mission overseer"
"Hello, my name its Samuel and nice to meet you" Having a little introduction the pair exit the guild.
"Excuse me for a moment" Said Sam as he goes to retrieve his pole.
When Sam comes back with an extra weapon, George already was resting points to Sam -He is going to fail so miserably, but it's not my job to correct him-
After taking the essential for the mission, Sam travel to the Venaa Forest, north of Magda town with George.
After a day of traveling, they finally reach the forest.
-Let's see how he plans to find the wolf-Thought George as he disappear from Sam sight, this was part of the mission for a change in rank.
Sam, already oblivious of what happen, start going inside looking for water –I'm so thirsty, I should have brought a bigger canteen-
After a moment, he manages to see a river, -If I remember correctly, when you find a source of water, you have to go upstream a little in case are a dead animal in the water… I don't want to die for ingesting poisoned water-
Going upstream for a moment and finding nothing important in the water, Sam start to drink –Now that I'm already in it, I should probably eat too-
Taking out some skewers he bought before coming here, Sam takes his fill, after finished eating, Sam gets up and start to warm up.
*OAAAaaa… AAhhh* Exhales a relaxed Samuel.
Awooo… Sam hears the mad wolf approaching.
"Well, that was easy" Sam didn't thought that he was meeting the wolf this easy. –For the better-
A moment later a big wolf appears in the bushes of the forest, you can see its 2 meters tall body, 3 meters long, you can also see its read eyes glaring at you in a challenging way.
-This should be the mad wolf, nice animal- Sam said as he take his pole and do a defensive stance. In the face of the wolf you can almost see a faint ridicule, his not afraid of the pole.
The two are now face to face, with a distance of less than 10 meters, the wolf not intimidated by Sam and making sure he is alone, just straight up jump at him. Sam then proceeds to do the same movement that he practices a lot recently, a full force up to down strike with the pole.
The strike was aimed at the skull, but the wolf almost laughs at Sam choice, but then…
"Nice, it work" A critical hit happen again, but Sam feels something weird with the strike –I will look what happen later- As the wolf stumble down and go face to earth, Sam takes a knife with his right hand in reverse grip, and stap an momentary drooling wolf right at the neck, with his left hand then he push the handle of the knife and twist the handle 180°. Sam then hears two things, the life of the wolf going out, and a surprised sound from George that appears since Gods know when.
"Oh, there you are, will you help me with the corpse? If you are charging me I will do it myself"
"No no, I will help you" Said a surprised George
To understand why George acts like that, we have to look in his perspective…
Moments before…
-Now that he is alone let's see how he try to find the mad wolf-
-He is looking for water, that's the basics-
-Looking for the wolf prints near water, okay-
-He manages to find the territory of the wolf and where he drinks? That's good-
-Now what is he doing… he's eating meat, he will attract the wolf by the smell?-
-Now he is doing a weird noise, that it's basically challenging the wolf to a fight now that he is in the wolf territory and has meat smell all over it…. And that is the wolf. I wonder which wea… he chooses the wooden pole, he doesn't know that a normal pole it's weaker than a mad wolf skull? The wolf seems to notices that, I better prepare myself to save him-
But at the moment of impact, when he thought the pole was going to break, he saw something.
-That's a skill, so that was his ace in the pocked; this Sam doesn't look that incorrigible now-
And now…
"Where do you go? I thought you lost yourself in the forest, which seems bad for someone supposedly watching me"
"What get lost and nothing, I was watching you how you deal this mission alone, and I'm a retired copper rank adventurer, I can't get lost here"
They were talking as they returned to Magda town with an extra wolf skin, fangs and claws.